Mal Waldron - Where Are You? (1994) [Hard Bop]; FLAC (tracks+.cue)

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Artist: Mal Waldron
Album: Where Are You?
Genre: Hard Bop
Label: Soul Note
Released: 1994
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:

1. Where Are You? (take 1) (Adamson-McHugh) - 5:12
2. Waltz for Marianne (Waldron) - 21:56
3. Wha's Nine? (Workman-Bahia) - 22:12
4. Where Are You? (take 2) (Adamson-McHugh) - 9:38

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Personnel:

• Mal Waldron - piano
• Sonny Fortune - alto saxophone
• Ricky Ford - tenor saxophone
• Reggie Workman - bass
• Eddie Moore - drums

Mal Waldron's mellow and sentimental side is tapped on this session recently issued by Soul Note. It's spotlighted on the unaccompanied second take of the title track, where Waldron's opening and major solo are played with a somber, introspective flair, as he slowly constructs his statement. There are elegant left-hand movements and answering right-hand rhythms, and his interpretation is ultimately satisfying and memorable. A less demonstrative, but still quite enjoyable, Mal Waldron date.
Review by Ron Wynn